Foot flush



E. FARSON April12, 1949.

FOOT FLUSH Filed Nov. 17, 194,4A

2 Sheets-Sheetl l Patented Apr. 12,Y 1949 UNITED IS TAT ES PATENT OFFICEFOOT FLUSH Ernest Farson, Xenia, Ohio Application November 17, 1944,Serial No. 563,886

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in urinals and has for its objectto provide means for preventing the spreading of disease.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ilushing means forurinals which obviates the use of a users hands upon any connection ofthe urinal.

A further object of the invention is to provide in connection with aurinal a simple, inexpensive and eicient means for flushing the samewith the shoe of the user thereof.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings inwhich:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a urinal embracing my invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure l, illustrating a modification,

Figure 4 is a side elevational View of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Like reference characters in the `drawings and the following specicationindicate like parts and in which I0 indicates a urinal having a flushvalve II, on the water pipe I2, and to which valve operating lever I3,is attached a horizontally disposed tube or bar to an upright rod IB,the lower end I1, of which is enlarged to substantially i'lt the tubeI8, in which it seats upon a coil spring I9. Screwed into the terminalI1, is the reduced end 20, of

a foot pedal 2|, said reduced end operating 3,-:

through an elongated slot 22, in the face of the tube I8, whereby it mayhave a limited vertical movement up or down. The members I6 and 2l), arenormally held raised by the spring I9, but may be pressed down, by thefoot of the user of the urinal, against the tension of said spring.

It is obvious that by resting the foot upon the treadle 2|, the rod I6,will be drawn down which in turn `draws down upon end 23, of theconnection I4, which in turn operates the flushing lever I3. When theoperator of the treadle removes his foot, the spring I9, reverses theabove action and thereby stops the flow of water into the urinal.

In Figures 3 and 4, I show a modification of the invention, which ismore especially for use with a series of abutting urinals 24 and 25,with no space for the operating rod 26, to seat between said urinals 24and 25; it is placed against the faces 21 and 21a, of said abuttingurinals. In

I4, pivotally connected at I5,

this case, the upper crank end 28, of rod 26, is pivoted to the end 29,of the ilush-lever 32, of the valve 34, in the water supply pipe 35.

The tube I8, has its lower end 35, threaded and embedded in the cementor tile floor 31, whereby it is held fixed in position.

I have learned that certain venereal diseases may be contracted bypersons using the hand flushing levers of urinals where persons havingthe disease have previously used the same levers and left germs thereon.Therefore, I have designed the above described ilushing device in orderto obviate the possibility of spreading disease in the manner stated. Asthe use of ones foot to operate the iiushing valve there is no necessityfor contacting any part of the urinal unit with the flesh of the user.

It will also be noted in my arrangement of the foot treadle, it is highenough from the floor not to interfere with washing or mopping thelatter. It is also obvious that by foreshortening the rod I6 or 25, thedevice is equally applicable to toilet bowls.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be aible to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawings.Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details and parts suchas come Within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to,in actual practice, if desired.

Having now described my invention that which I claim as new and desireto protect by Letters Patent is:

l. In combination with a urinal including a flush-ing pipe and valvetherefor, a lever connected to the valve, a vertically disposed rodhaving a horizontal upper end lconnected to the lever, a short verticaltube anchored in a floor laterally of and in front of the urinal andinto which the rod projects, and a spring in the tube upon which the rodseats, said tube being provided with a vertical slot and a foot treadlexed to the rod and projecting through the slot, said slot extendingupwardly from a point in said tube spaced a considerable distance abovesaid oor.

2. Control means for the flushing valves of a urinal comprising a rodoperatively connected to said valve and depending to a point immediatelyabove a floor upon which said urinal is supported, a fixed shortvertical tube having the lower end of said rod reciprocatively mountedtherein, a vertical slot in said tube, a spring within said tube biasingsaid rod upwardly, and a treadle secured to said lower end andprojecting through said slot.

3. Control means for the flushing valves of a urinal lcomprising a rodoperatively connected to said valve and depend-ing to a pointimmediately above a iioor upon which said urinal is supported, a fixedshort vertical tube having the lower end of said rod reeiprocativelymounted therein, a vertical slot in said tube, a spring within said tubebiasing said rod upwardly, and a treadle secured to said lower end andprojecting through said slot, said lower end being enlarged, said tubebeing open at both ends, and said treadle comprising a rod threadedlysecured to said enlarged lower end and of a diameter substantially equalto the Width of said slot.

ERNEST FARSON.

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